Carbon Dioxide Storage Potential of Cenozoic Saline Aquifers in the South Yellow Sea Basin

Carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in underwater reservoirs is a valuable method of reducing carbon emissions. Saline aquifers such as those in the South Yellow Sea Basin (SYSB), China, have great potential for geological CO2 storage. Thus, we use the recommended calculation method of USDOE and a formatio...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2023-02, Vol.16 (4), p.1578
Main Authors: Yuan, Yong, Wang, Jianqiang, Chen, Jianwen, Cao, Ke, Liang, Jie, Lan, Tianyu, Lu, Dongyu, Guo, Xudong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Aquifers
Basins
Carbon dioxide
Carbon sequestration
Cenozoic
Emissions
Geologic depressions
geological storage
Geology
Provinces
Reservoir storage
Reservoirs
saline aquifer
Sandstone
Seismic activity
Seismicity
sequestration
South Yellow Sea Basin
Storage capacity
Underwater
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Summary:Carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in underwater reservoirs is a valuable method of reducing carbon emissions. Saline aquifers such as those in the South Yellow Sea Basin (SYSB), China, have great potential for geological CO2 storage. Thus, we use the recommended calculation method of USDOE and a formation volume model to determine the geological conditions for CO2 storage and estimate the CO2 storage capacity of the Cenozoic saline aquifers in the SYSB (depth: 800–3200 m). Overall, the SYSB exhibits weak fault activity and seismicity, medium and low geothermal fields, four types of source sandstone reservoir, and four sets of carbon reservoir–caprock assemblages developed from the Cenozoic strata, providing relatively good geological conditions for CO2 storage. The estimated capacity of the Cenozoic strata ranges from 39.59 Gt to 426.94 Gt (average: 155.25 Gt), indicating an extensive storage capacity that can meet the carbon sequestration needs of Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces for approximately 89 years. The Yantai Depression has a lower geothermal gradient and terrestrial heat, weaker seismic activity, and double the storage capacity of the Qingdao Depression, indicating that it is the most suitable area for Cenozoic CO2 storage in the SYSB, whereas the Laoshan Uplift is not suitable for storage. This study provides a scientific basis for the selection of offshore CO2 storage sites.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en16041578